Solutions

Lab Equipment Scheduling

Specialized laboratory scheduling and booking tools to keep instruments running and users productive

Dynamic Scheduling

Schedule instruments, rooms, services, staff, and any other bookable resource in one system built for scientific core operations.

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Coordinate all resources & teams
Efficiently handle multiple samples in one workflow, reducing time and improving batch accuracy
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Book equipment, rooms, services & more
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal
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Fast, mobile-first booking
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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Flexible booking workflows
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.
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Automated training checks
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.
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Bookitlab has integration with google calendar and iCal

Calendar Integration

Two-way calendar sync and iCal overlays that keep personal calendars and lab schedules in step

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Two-way sync with Google / Outlook
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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iCal feeds and public calendar links
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal
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API & webhooks for custom calendars sync
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal

Waitlist & Availability

Automated waitlists and intelligent alternatives that notify users when slots free up

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Auto-offer next slot once it becomes available
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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Priority rules for waitlists
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal
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Auto-notify user when slot becomes available
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.
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Ready for sample management workflows
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.
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Configurable workflows, forms and more
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.
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Bookitlabs laboratory management interface showing consumables usage and reporting interface in mobile devices

Inventory-related Reservations

When a booking is created the system can auto-reserve reagents, kits and lot numbers, enforce expiry checks at checkout and decrement stock on session start. Consumables & kits could be also booked independently

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Consumables and kits reservations
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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Kit bundles & auto-decrement
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal
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Automatic alerts for low inventory
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal
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Stock allocation rules
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal
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Scan & Go support
Efficiently handle multiple samples in one workflow, reducing time and improving batch accuracy
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Cost capture per consumed item
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.

Multi-device Support

Mobile booking and a lightweight kiosk UI let users search, reserve, and check in from phones or tablets. For staff, the system efficiently manages inventory adjustments and syncs automatically.

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Outside-Organization Bookings / Portal

Public portals let external users view a curated catalog, self-book permitted resources

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Checkout flow and simple account page
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.
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Works with your current website or as a custom build
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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Works together with internal reservations
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal

Bulk Booking

Create multiple reservations in a single workflow instead of repeating the same booking steps instrument by instrument.

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Coordinate complex research activities, teaching sessions, service windows, and recurring operational events.
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.
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Built-in conflict checks, booking previews, and rollback controls.
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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Helps standardize complex reservation processes across teams
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal
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Controlled Access & Verified Usage

Ensure only trained, authorized users can access equipment, with real-time monitoring and enforced usage controls.

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Tie access permissions to roles and training status
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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Enforce access through software rules and hardware locks
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal
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Support kiosk, assisted, and supervised usage models
Efficiently handle multiple samples in one workflow, reducing time and improving batch accuracy
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Track real-time usage for monitoring and billing
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.

Reporting & Analytics

Turn facility activity into actionable insight with reporting across utilization, billing, asset performance, and operational trends.

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Track utilization, reservations, and availability
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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Monitor revenue, chargebacks, and billing activity
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal
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Analyze performance, downtime, and service demand
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.
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Support planning, oversight, and better decisions
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.
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Bookitlab is secure and certified by TLS, ISO, PCI

Enterprise Security

Protect lab scheduling and access workflows with the controls enterprise teams expect, including secure authentication, audited overrides, network protections, and endpoint safeguards for kiosks and relays.

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MFA & SSO for Admins
Maintain detailed logs for regulatory compliance.
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Rate Limits & DDoS Protection
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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IP Allowlist
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal
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Audit Trail
Ensure end-to-end visibility from collection, to testing, storage, and disposal

Flexible Add-ons for Facility-Specific Needs

Extend BookitLab with optional modules for sample tracking, facility mapping, loans, publications and enterprise workflows.

Sample Management

Support sample intake, labeling, tracking, pricing, and LIMS-ready workflows for higher-volume laboratory operations.

Interactive Floorplans

Use visual facility maps to support booking, navigation, and asset placement across multi-room or multi-suite labs.

Animal Facility Management

Support scheduling, room assignments, and specialized workflows for animal facilities and husbandry operations.

Loan Desk

Manage equipment, kit, and laptop loans through counter service or self-service kiosks, with custody tracking and cost capture.

Publications

Link instruments, projects, and usage records to publications, with DOI capture and publication metadata tracked in one place.

Multi Language

Multilingual UI, booking and reporting with centralized admin controls and customizable terminology

API and Integrations

Connect Bookitlab with the systems your facility already uses to support connected workflows, cleaner data exchange, and more consistent operations. Integration capabilities help reduce manual work and extend the platform more effectively as organizational requirements evolve.

Go Live In Weeks, Not Months

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Prebuilt templates for instruments, services, and pricing
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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Guided onboarding with checklists, office hours, and training resources
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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Support for SSO, data import, and branding without heavy IT effort
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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Configure rules and workflows without code as requirements evolve
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.
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Migration tools and validation support for a smoother transition
Simplify the submission and approval process for lab requests.

Why Bookitlab?

Bookitlab Core Facility Management Software and Lab Equipment Scheduling Software helps core facilities and shared resource centers worldwide to manage their daily operations in the most effective way.

Configurable to Your Operations

Adapt the platform to your facility’s processes, services, and resource models with modules and workflows that can be configured as needs evolve.

Built to Support Growth

Support single labs, shared facilities, and larger organizations with a platform that can grow with users, resources, data, and operational complexity.

Designed for Everyday Use

Give staff and users a clear, accessible experience across desktop and mobile, reducing friction in day-to-day booking, request, and operational workflows.

Modular Platform Packaging

Choose only the modules your lab needs, ensuring you never pay for unnecessary features. BookitLab offers flexible pricing options, including a Lite edition for smaller labs and cores to get started with essential functionalities at a lower cost.

Enterprise-Level Hosting Options

Support cloud-hosted or self-hosted deployment models based on organizational, IT, and regulatory requirements, with the control needed for more complex environments.

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Proudly Serving

Bookitlab has been used in leading scientific institutions around the world since 2007, including the US, Canada, Australia, Europe, China and the Middle East.

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Solutions for Every Lab Type & Scale

Find the right solution for your lab, whether you're managing a single research facility, coordinating multi-site operations, or supporting complex manufacturing and analytical activities. Explore customized options based on your lab’s size, complexity, and focus.

Analytical Testing Labs

Our solution empowers analytical testing labs to achieve exceptional precision and reliability. With automated sample tracking, real-time data capture, and advanced reporting, labs can maintain rigorous quality control and regulatory compliance, ensuring every test delivers accurate, reproducible results.

By automating routine tasks and providing detailed audit trails, it empowers labs to deliver accurate, reproducible results while reducing turnaround times.

Research & Development

Accelerate breakthroughs in R&D labs with our flexible, innovation-driven platform. By streamlining digital documentation, enabling real-time collaboration, and providing actionable analytics, our solution helps researchers rapidly iterate experiments, optimize workflows, and drive transformative discoveries.

Manufacturing & Quality Labs

Enhance efficiency and uphold industry standards in manufacturing and quality labs with our robust, integrated solutions.

Our system streamlines process documentation, enforces stringent audit trails, and integrates quality control measures that reduce production downtime and ensure consistent product excellence while meeting regulatory requirements.

Custom Configurations

Tailor our comprehensive lab management system to meet the unique challenges of your specific industry.

Whether you need bespoke workflows, specialized reporting tools, or seamless integrations with existing systems, our custom configurations deliver precision, efficiency, and measurable benefits designed to support labs of any type and scale.